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the taliban will not stop calling us. don't get me wrong, you're terrible and we hate you. [ laughter ] but archenemies? why would you want to take a chance and ruin what we already have? right now we're foes with benefits and that's great. you launch some rockets, we impose some sanctions, and there's no pressure to stay over at each other's countries. whraf laugh. [ laughter ] honestly, north korea, can i just say something to you nemesis to nemesis? have you thought about looking -- thought about that neighbor of yours, south korea? you two have so much in common. there's a history there. and i know for a fact that they really, really don't like you. [ laughter ] maybe the one you're supposed to hate has been right under your demilitarized zone this whole time. [ laughter ] i guess what i'm trying to say is: we loathe you; we're just not in loathe with you. [ laughter ] [cheers and applause] so let's just keep our wrath platonic. we can still rattle each other's swords, but until these feelings blow over, don't threate
the taliban will not stop calling us. don't get me wrong, you're terrible and we hate you. [ laughter ] but archenemies? why would you want to take a chance and ruin what we already have? right now we're foes with benefits and that's great. you launch some rockets, we impose some sanctions, and there's no pressure to stay over at each other's countries. whraf laugh. [ laughter ] honestly, north korea, can i just say something to you nemesis to nemesis? have you thought about looking -- thought...
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control or taliban rule. in terms of the security on the the taliban has not accomplished their strategic goals. they have not been able to hold any additional territory. were 4,000there overs that had been turned to the control of the afghan forces and there were thoseks against 3,000 of sites. in 100 cases of the 4,000, there was temporary success by taliban attackers. temporary. them was it any kind of permanent success. temporary and then turned back. so that the security situation military perspective has significantly improved. this isough and critical and i will stop here, we turned over the entire basically to the afghans. been a huges success story. we -- our commanders have been surprised by how well the afghan security forces have done. now this is not perfect. there are places where the security is not quite as good with the afghan forces there on their own. are now basically on their own. quick. it doesn't seem quick. a ten year war seems like forever but in terms of the transfer of responsibilit
control or taliban rule. in terms of the security on the the taliban has not accomplished their strategic goals. they have not been able to hold any additional territory. were 4,000there overs that had been turned to the control of the afghan forces and there were thoseks against 3,000 of sites. in 100 cases of the 4,000, there was temporary success by taliban attackers. temporary. them was it any kind of permanent success. temporary and then turned back. so that the security situation military...
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>> i think we're in the northwest province on the afghani border with the pakistani army going into taliban controlled areas. >> stephen: jim., let's take a look. leaving now. the only part of the whole area the pakistani army controls and supports just to be clear when we say they only control the port that means the receive of the province is controlled by the taliban. >> there's machine gun as long every building on the route. it makes me worried that they say that everything is under control. >> stephen: will you share? >> whur actually doing it. >> stephen: where you scared? >> when you are doing it you are worried about the shot. at the time you are not scared when you go back and etdity you are like what was i doing. >> stephen: do you call yourself a journalist or you are an add venturer with a camera are? >> i'm both. >> stephen: what do you call yourself? >> i don't call myself anything. we get stories. >> stephen: are they accurate? >> of course. >> stephen: why? why do they have to be accurate why can't they just be emotionally moving. >> we have to be accurate. >> stephen: why?
>> i think we're in the northwest province on the afghani border with the pakistani army going into taliban controlled areas. >> stephen: jim., let's take a look. leaving now. the only part of the whole area the pakistani army controls and supports just to be clear when we say they only control the port that means the receive of the province is controlled by the taliban. >> there's machine gun as long every building on the route. it makes me worried that they say that...
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the most feared force are those 25,000 local police feared by the taliban. because they are so directly ed to the homes and they become a major threat to the taliban control and success. they are a resilient force and should not be underestimated. there's a long way to go in terms of becoming a country that .s freer from terror nonetheless, the changes are pretty striking. there have been changes in the economy in afghanistan. the bowl to the american university of afghanistan -- we drove across kabul. thesh everyone could go to american university just to visit it there. if every american could go there or just see what's happening in that one place or drive across wouldto it, i believe it change the view of most americans about what we have accomplished with our allies and with the afghan security forces .n afghanistan cars.ty now is full of we could not drive across. they would not let us drive across. it simply was too dangerous. it is still a dangerous place, by the way. i don't want to sound pollyanna here. i don't want to underestimate the difficultie
the most feared force are those 25,000 local police feared by the taliban. because they are so directly ed to the homes and they become a major threat to the taliban control and success. they are a resilient force and should not be underestimated. there's a long way to go in terms of becoming a country that .s freer from terror nonetheless, the changes are pretty striking. there have been changes in the economy in afghanistan. the bowl to the american university of afghanistan -- we drove...
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the taliban in pakistan and the taliban in afghanistan do not think of each other as their rivals or enemies, they're one. it's time to understand that they are one and, therefore, if the government of pakistan or the military of pakistan or the intelligence services of pakistan want to help one faction but fight the other, they should just simply not be acceptable. >> at some point, we're going to have to leave and some of these natural regional dynamics are going to play themselves out. we will leave five years from now and they'll play themselves out, but we can't be there forever. >> i'm not sure why, why bring up the specter forever. let's look at five or ten years and i think it's a little too complacent to say we can leave and the taliban won't take kabul. i don't know why anyone feels so sure about that. and i do believe that if the taliban took over afghanistan, we would have a very significant problem of an al qaeda-run state and they're never going to forgive and forget. >> gayle, finally, you worry about the state of women in afghanistan were the americans to leave. again
the taliban in pakistan and the taliban in afghanistan do not think of each other as their rivals or enemies, they're one. it's time to understand that they are one and, therefore, if the government of pakistan or the military of pakistan or the intelligence services of pakistan want to help one faction but fight the other, they should just simply not be acceptable. >> at some point, we're going to have to leave and some of these natural regional dynamics are going to play themselves out....
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the taliban spokesman says today was the first day of the new operation that will target foreign military bases and convoys, as well as attacks on police. the attacks will continue until foreign troops leave afghanistan. >>> supreme court associate justice steven brieyer after a bicycle fall. he is expected to head home early this week, hopefully not on a bike. those are your top stories. "reliable sources" at the top of the hour. now back to "fareed zakaria gps." >>> we're now piecing together how the bombers posted their thoughts on twitter and radicalized themselves over the internet. the internet disseminated their images within a few minutes, thus beginning the sequence of events that led to their capture. is technology something that is a help or a hindrance? i have a great person to answer that question. eric schmidt has a new book that explores this and other ideas. "the new digital age reshaping people." jared cohen is director of google ideas. thank you, guys. so, when you watch this, this boston episode, what did you think about the power of technology for -- this process of se
the taliban spokesman says today was the first day of the new operation that will target foreign military bases and convoys, as well as attacks on police. the attacks will continue until foreign troops leave afghanistan. >>> supreme court associate justice steven brieyer after a bicycle fall. he is expected to head home early this week, hopefully not on a bike. those are your top stories. "reliable sources" at the top of the hour. now back to "fareed zakaria gps."...
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and therefore people had a sanctuary from supporting the taliban in afghanistan. and they go back across the border. and that therefore americans were being killed by people who had a safe refuge and the pakistani army was not vigorous enough in going into north wazirstan even though it was difficult. >> uh-huh. charlie that is very interesting. i find this to be the most fascinating blame on pakistan or allegation on pakistan ever. because you know pakistan is a country which forth last ten years has gone through enormous, has had to, a not of our own choice but we have had to make enormous sacrifices. we lost 40,000 civilians in the last ten years. we lost 6,000 para military, military, law enforcement forces in the last ten years. we have had multiplicity of bomb attacks inside our colleges, schools, school buses, bazaars, villages, et cetera. now if we had the ability or the capacity to stop it in afghanistan, than would it not be in our national interest to at least be able to stop it in pakistan first. or is this some perception of strategic depth we have th
and therefore people had a sanctuary from supporting the taliban in afghanistan. and they go back across the border. and that therefore americans were being killed by people who had a safe refuge and the pakistani army was not vigorous enough in going into north wazirstan even though it was difficult. >> uh-huh. charlie that is very interesting. i find this to be the most fascinating blame on pakistan or allegation on pakistan ever. because you know pakistan is a country which forth last...
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to fight and kill. >> reporter: this is not your normal taliban video. more misses than hits. troops struggling to master their weapons. >> i capture everything in this videos. condition of homes, sleeping. >> reporter: he is a pakistani journalist. out of concern for his safety, wants his identity kept secret. he tells me the pakistani taliban gave him rare access to one of their remote training camps close to afghanistan. where he saw them preparing for the nato pullout over the border. a battle he says taliban think they've won. >> they said, we have inflicted damages on them. that's why they are withdrawing from the region. they said that is our success that they are going from the region. >> reporter: he says he shot his video a year ago and for the week he was there, he followed four young pakistani suicide attack recruits. the training is detailed as it was long and relentless. everything from gun cleaning to rehearsing murder while driving in a car. he says apparently under american drone surveillance. >> drone were hovering the air. drones were
to fight and kill. >> reporter: this is not your normal taliban video. more misses than hits. troops struggling to master their weapons. >> i capture everything in this videos. condition of homes, sleeping. >> reporter: he is a pakistani journalist. out of concern for his safety, wants his identity kept secret. he tells me the pakistani taliban gave him rare access to one of their remote training camps close to afghanistan. where he saw them preparing for the nato pullout over...
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a few years ago, the taliban held sway here. we're in the valley, a few hours drive from pakistan's capital, and the army are taking us to see the next generation of jihadis. in this classroom, trained child suicide bombers and killers. boys as young as 8, all from poor families, all weaned on taliban propaganda, not about osama bin laden, but u.s. drone strikes. according to this school official, who also hides her face during taliban attack. >> they do drill into them a hatred against the americans. and the drones, they talk about the americans conducting the drone attacks and killing civilians. >> reporter: the drones operate out of u.s. bases in neighboring afghanistan. and according to the white house target, al qaeda and taliban, hiding in pakistan's tribal border region, not civilians. khan, who is from that tribal region, tells me his brother and son were killed in a drone strike in late 2009. >> they were not involved in any terrorist acts. >> reporter: he's suing the cia but given the chance, he says, he would take rev
a few years ago, the taliban held sway here. we're in the valley, a few hours drive from pakistan's capital, and the army are taking us to see the next generation of jihadis. in this classroom, trained child suicide bombers and killers. boys as young as 8, all from poor families, all weaned on taliban propaganda, not about osama bin laden, but u.s. drone strikes. according to this school official, who also hides her face during taliban attack. >> they do drill into them a hatred against...
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/taliban collusions. what is going on here? joining me is new york congressman peter king, former chair of the homeland security committee. let's talk about two more insider attacks, killing two americans. three afghans, also after a man in afghan police uniform opened fire on the visiting americans. right after chuck hagel had been there this weekend and hamid karzai canceled the joint news conference amid wild accusations. what dot implication force the u.s. timetable withdrawal. >> it's absolutely disgraceful. it's somewhat personal to me, i lost a constituent corporal buckley. last summer. it's inexcusable. i believe our military should be more forthcoming in exactly what's happening over there. what's being done to those who perpetrate these acts what type of vetting there is. and as far as the timetable, i think our timetable has to be based on what's in our best interests. as to whether or not we're going it leave a total vacuum behind. what we can do, but certainly more of these attacks continue, the harder it is for us
/taliban collusions. what is going on here? joining me is new york congressman peter king, former chair of the homeland security committee. let's talk about two more insider attacks, killing two americans. three afghans, also after a man in afghan police uniform opened fire on the visiting americans. right after chuck hagel had been there this weekend and hamid karzai canceled the joint news conference amid wild accusations. what dot implication force the u.s. timetable withdrawal. >>...
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remember the taliban were once 100 miles of the capital. they have managed to push them back and secure and clear large areas. north swaziristan does remain a troubled area. >> has this also been a motivators for the pakistanis because if they can't get control of it they're going to have to deal with the fact they can use drones? >> they find the drone strikes there counterproductive. they say it undermines our mission. they believe that it creates more terrorists than it kills. that said, this one place is the single largest landing spot for u.s. drone strike. so it's clearly a policy the u.s. believes in and they've been taking out big names with this program. >> all right. thank you. i will see you later today. i want to talk about your more personal experiences there. >> sounds good. >> you can see more of a m&a's reporting throughout the day on msnbc. i'm going to see her at 1:00 andual see her tonight on the nightly news. we'll have our gaggle after the break. first, i won't leave you without telling you the white house soup of the d
remember the taliban were once 100 miles of the capital. they have managed to push them back and secure and clear large areas. north swaziristan does remain a troubled area. >> has this also been a motivators for the pakistanis because if they can't get control of it they're going to have to deal with the fact they can use drones? >> they find the drone strikes there counterproductive. they say it undermines our mission. they believe that it creates more terrorists than it kills....
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. >>> and the pakistani teenager shot in the head by the taliban for promoting education for girls five months ago. she lives in england now. today she went back to school for the first time since the attack. here's how she described her return to the classroom. >> i think it is the happiest moment that i'm going back to my school. today i have my books, my bag. i will learn. i will talk to my friends. i will talk to my teacher. >> an incredible young girl. >>> an update on another recovery. interior secretary ken salazar said the statue of liberty will re-open by the fourth of july. it was closed in october during super storm sandy. >>> nasa and white house officials said the nation's asteroid detection program is behind schedule and billions of dollars are needed to keep americans safe from space threats like the meteor that exploded over russia last month. more than a thousand people were injured. officials said the risk of a massive meteor slamming into earth any time soon is small. just one in 20,000. here's the bad news, anderson. at least 10,000 large space objects -- one officia
. >>> and the pakistani teenager shot in the head by the taliban for promoting education for girls five months ago. she lives in england now. today she went back to school for the first time since the attack. here's how she described her return to the classroom. >> i think it is the happiest moment that i'm going back to my school. today i have my books, my bag. i will learn. i will talk to my friends. i will talk to my teacher. >> an incredible young girl. >>> an...
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and bad taliban, taliban that are aligned with its regional objectives and those who are opposed to them, they often make a distinction also in terms of their reaction, the guise fighting the military is good the guys cooperating with pakistan's military objectives in afghanistan, their elimination is bad. >> rose: do you believe that there will be significant negotiations between taliban and the government of pakistan and also the afghan taliban and the government? >> charlie, if you recall, some months ago, i actually wrote an op ed in "the new york times" in which i said don't talk to the taliban and here is my reasoning for it. look, negotiations take place when people have some common ground. the taliban want and eighth century world and whoever is talking to them is definitely from a different century. they have historically always used negotiations to buy time. they believe that time is on their side. there is a maxim of the taliban, americas have the watches we have the time. americans have the watches and we have the time. >> we have the time. i am not against negotiations,
and bad taliban, taliban that are aligned with its regional objectives and those who are opposed to them, they often make a distinction also in terms of their reaction, the guise fighting the military is good the guys cooperating with pakistan's military objectives in afghanistan, their elimination is bad. >> rose: do you believe that there will be significant negotiations between taliban and the government of pakistan and also the afghan taliban and the government? >> charlie, if...
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and the taliban. i want to talk about where are we in all of this now that president karzai says i don't want to talk with any of you? >> reporter: it's a very complicated situation. obviously the united states wanted to have a peace accord between the taliban and the karzai government. in 12 years the united states military has not managed to defeat the taliban. if the u.s. is able to put out with minimum damage, it needs it on the ground. they thought they finally got this office open so they could talk with mediating efforts of the united states. karzai who initially welcomed it got very angry because it looked like the taliban was going to step too far, raising a flag that called on the islami emirate acting like their were going to open an embassy. that is what the taliban was trying to do but that's not what the afghan government wanted. >> his army can hold its own against the taliban but we have seen cent attacks all week. is this a bargaining chip but there's not one taliban. there will be co
and the taliban. i want to talk about where are we in all of this now that president karzai says i don't want to talk with any of you? >> reporter: it's a very complicated situation. obviously the united states wanted to have a peace accord between the taliban and the karzai government. in 12 years the united states military has not managed to defeat the taliban. if the u.s. is able to put out with minimum damage, it needs it on the ground. they thought they finally got this office open...
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. >>> in afghanistan, the taliban claiming responsibility for an attack on a government compound that left 53 people dead including the nine insurgents that carried out the assault. they were disguised as afghan soldiers. many of the victims were executed after being taken hostage. dozens more injured. the coordinated attack was one of the deadliest since the u.s. led invasion in 2001. >>> s&p and nasdaq fell by 1% in yesterday's trading. for more on what to expect, let's go to karen, live for us in london. good morning. >> good morning to you, brian. s&p 500 having the biggest drop in a month. the number was weak. the focus was on jobs. this came from adp. private sector jobs industry. the creation of jobs was the slowest in five months. this is the precursor to the u.s. keep in mind that the market has been looking for the private sector to provide the jobs growth as the u.s. budget cuts kicks in. today is going to be important in a couple hours when we see the initial claims this week. last week, we saw the claims spike as well. if it happens again this week, it's going to cause mo
. >>> in afghanistan, the taliban claiming responsibility for an attack on a government compound that left 53 people dead including the nine insurgents that carried out the assault. they were disguised as afghan soldiers. many of the victims were executed after being taken hostage. dozens more injured. the coordinated attack was one of the deadliest since the u.s. led invasion in 2001. >>> s&p and nasdaq fell by 1% in yesterday's trading. for more on what to expect, let's...
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the taliban has recognized that we're not going anywhere. eventually our numbers will come down, pretty significantly, but there's going to be an international military presence in afghanistan for a long time. >> reporter: and you believe that it's absolutely necessary that we remain? >> no question. our forces will continue to train the afghan forces well after 2014. >> reporter: but iraq is a different story. you spent a good deal of time in some of the toughest periods in iraq and you see it today, are you alarmed at all by what's happening there? >> i am. my fear is that we could see the polarization of the elements in iraq. increase in violence. those who served there, especially those who served in the province which was a dangerous area, we don't want it to return there. the iraqi leadership was unable to put together the political will necessary to give us the guarantees that we needed to ultimately station a large force there. >> reporter: things would better off today in iraq? we also asked general allen about the alarming almost d
the taliban has recognized that we're not going anywhere. eventually our numbers will come down, pretty significantly, but there's going to be an international military presence in afghanistan for a long time. >> reporter: and you believe that it's absolutely necessary that we remain? >> no question. our forces will continue to train the afghan forces well after 2014. >> reporter: but iraq is a different story. you spent a good deal of time in some of the toughest periods in...
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been a busy week on the world stage from the iranian elections to the g-8 meeting, talking with the taliban, president obama's call for nuclear reductions and russia's rejection of the idea and much more. we have an all-star gps panel, anne-marie slaughter, richard haass and bret stephens. also a pivotal week in the economy. we will look at ben bernanke's announcement and the market reaction with harvard historian neil ferguson squlmpt. >>> everyone is talking about the 3-d printing but that's yesterday's news. i'll show you printing atoms and molecules. that's the next big thing. first, here's my take. in the debate over u.s. intervention in syria, there's a striking mismatch between ends and means. proponents of intervention want to defeat a ruthless and powerful regime, rescue a country from civil war and usher in a new democratic political order. but these people say at the same time that they want to achieve all this with the most limited methods. the worst thing the united states could do right now is to put boots on the ground in syria, says senator john mccain. we're often told that
been a busy week on the world stage from the iranian elections to the g-8 meeting, talking with the taliban, president obama's call for nuclear reductions and russia's rejection of the idea and much more. we have an all-star gps panel, anne-marie slaughter, richard haass and bret stephens. also a pivotal week in the economy. we will look at ben bernanke's announcement and the market reaction with harvard historian neil ferguson squlmpt. >>> everyone is talking about the 3-d printing...
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it's now time, both the afghan taliban and the pakistani taliban -- they will come in because that's their interest, not because they somehow find it as a way to get clemency for their past acts of murder. >> hussein, you said something which struck me, which is that there is a tendency in pakistan to sympathize with the idea of talking to the taliban. there is a hostility to these kind of targeted attacks. but these guys are troi s ars a and they have killed many, many more pakistanis than they have americans. explain to us, is the anti-americanism so strong, that if it actually gets rid of people -- assume it must be a bad thing? >> fareed, if you read my book you are find that the first anti-american demonstration was not a reaction to drone strikes, it took part in 1948. pakistani leaders have consistently negotiated against the u.s. by telling american leaders that i am your best hope of keeping an unruly country under control. and that process has not stopped. so if the pakistani public is simply not informed or educated about them the way it ought to be, then there will be con
it's now time, both the afghan taliban and the pakistani taliban -- they will come in because that's their interest, not because they somehow find it as a way to get clemency for their past acts of murder. >> hussein, you said something which struck me, which is that there is a tendency in pakistan to sympathize with the idea of talking to the taliban. there is a hostility to these kind of targeted attacks. but these guys are troi s ars a and they have killed many, many more pakistanis...
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the afghan security forces are of overcoming, and in most cases, overwhelming their taliban competitors for control of afghanistan. they have some systemic problem, -- logistics, intelligence, signals, transportation -- that we are working with them to knit together into something that you would recognize as an institution, not just a bunch of individual units. but they are not confident yet. they have only been at this by themselves for about a year. think of what they have facing them in the first half of 2014. a political transition. then it will take some time for them to seek their government and having -- have a functioning. if there is a single shortcoming right now, it is confidence. and bsa will give them confidence. i can say that with great certainty. important a very point. it should not go undervalued here. everything works off of confidence. markets work off confidence. we all work off confidence. but in in addition to that, for us -- i spent a lot of time, as marty did, as well as general dunford when we were there. every day that goes by that we do not have that certaint
the afghan security forces are of overcoming, and in most cases, overwhelming their taliban competitors for control of afghanistan. they have some systemic problem, -- logistics, intelligence, signals, transportation -- that we are working with them to knit together into something that you would recognize as an institution, not just a bunch of individual units. but they are not confident yet. they have only been at this by themselves for about a year. think of what they have facing them in the...
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of colluding with the taliban. he charged that the taliban is working with foreigners in order to justify a continued american presence in the country. a joint news conference between karzai and hagel was cancelled. later hagel was asked about karzai's accusation. >> we did discuss those comments. i told the president it was not true. that the united states was unilaterally working with the taliban in trying to negotiate anything. the fact is any prospect for peace or political settlements, that has to be led by the afghans. >> hagel and karzai later met over dinner in an attempt to smooth over the dispute. >>> new york city council speaker christine quinn has officially tossed her hat into the race for mayor. the democrat is vowing to be an advocate for the middle class. if elected, quinn would become new york city's first female and first openly gay mayor. current mayor michael bloomberg is expected to endorse her when he leaves office next year. >>> britain's queen elizabeth will go on live television tomorrow a
of colluding with the taliban. he charged that the taliban is working with foreigners in order to justify a continued american presence in the country. a joint news conference between karzai and hagel was cancelled. later hagel was asked about karzai's accusation. >> we did discuss those comments. i told the president it was not true. that the united states was unilaterally working with the taliban in trying to negotiate anything. the fact is any prospect for peace or political...
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in 100 cases, there was temporary success by the taliban attackers. temporary. and none of them was any kind of permanent success. it was very temporary and it was turned back. the security situation from a military perspective has significantly improved. even though, and this is critical, we have turned over the entire security basically to the afghans. that's been a huge success story. our commanders have been surprised by how well the afghan security forces have gone. this is not perfect. there are places where the security is not quite as good. they are now basically on their own. it does not seem quick. a 10-year war seems like forever but in terms of the transfer of responsibility to the afghan forces, this has been over the last couple of years essentially. i remember how much time, energy, and effort we expended trying to get the data on how many of the afghan forces were being partnered with us, led by us, on their own. basically, they are on their own. we have supporting troops that are still there, on their way out, except for perhaps a force that wil
in 100 cases, there was temporary success by the taliban attackers. temporary. and none of them was any kind of permanent success. it was very temporary and it was turned back. the security situation from a military perspective has significantly improved. even though, and this is critical, we have turned over the entire security basically to the afghans. that's been a huge success story. our commanders have been surprised by how well the afghan security forces have gone. this is not perfect....
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forces and the taliban. you won't want to miss this exclusive story. i'm don lemon. you're in the "cnn newsroom." >>> a horrific double murder has people on edge in kauffman county, texas. here's what we know right now. someone is murdering prosecutors there. no suspects. no real motive. longtime district attorney mike mcclellan and his wife, cynthia, were shot dead in their home. a source says investigators found shell casings from a semiautomatic rifle. two months ago mcclellan vowed to put away the scum who murdered his assistant d.a., mark hasse, outside the county courthouse. listen. >> i hope that the people that did this are watching because we're very confident that we're going to find you, we're going to pull you out of whatever hole you're in, and we're going to bring you back and let the people of kaufman county prosecute you to the fullest tent of the law. anything you people can do to accelerate getting our hands on this scum, will be appreciated. >> right now the kaufman county sheriff is not officially linking the three killings, but authorities are be
forces and the taliban. you won't want to miss this exclusive story. i'm don lemon. you're in the "cnn newsroom." >>> a horrific double murder has people on edge in kauffman county, texas. here's what we know right now. someone is murdering prosecutors there. no suspects. no real motive. longtime district attorney mike mcclellan and his wife, cynthia, were shot dead in their home. a source says investigators found shell casings from a semiautomatic rifle. two months ago...
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so does this meet that criteria, the targeted killing of pakistan taliban's number two? >> it is unclear whether it even has to because all of the standards you laid out are for what the white house talks about as strikes outside areas of continuing hostilities. pakistan they consider an area of continuing hostility because it is part of the afghan, what they call the afghan theater. so what we -- >> even though it's a different country. >> they consider it part of the same theater. so after the rhetoric of president obama's speech last thursday the more you dug into the speech and into the details it became clear that basically the rules in pakistan are as they were, where the cia is running the drone wars and where there are lower standards for the strikes than there are in other parts of the world. >> so basically the idea is these are the standards except for where we are already doing drone strikes on a completely different set of standards? >> on a bulk of drone strikes, right. the bulk of drone strikes, hundreds have taken place in pakistan. it is still the sort o
so does this meet that criteria, the targeted killing of pakistan taliban's number two? >> it is unclear whether it even has to because all of the standards you laid out are for what the white house talks about as strikes outside areas of continuing hostilities. pakistan they consider an area of continuing hostility because it is part of the afghan, what they call the afghan theater. so what we -- >> even though it's a different country. >> they consider it part of the same...
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but in my view, a civil war or a successful taliban, -- taliban- led insurgency, would almost certainly allow al qaeda back into afghanistan and pakistan. i was just there last month along the border. there is still a presence of terrorists, including al qaeda fighters. virtually everyone i spoke to involved in targeting them, people i have worked with in the past, have said they will be there after 2014. there is concern in some areas of the east. they may be there in larger numbers. the global leadership is still there. there are a number of sunni jihadist in the region that are not going away. some of them, including the taliban in pakistan, put an suv in times square. another conducted a major terrorist attack in mumbai. there is still a terrorism issue. the civil war or a successful taliban-led insurgency would deal a severe blow to human rights, including women's rights. the taliban would likely reverse progress in a country that has experienced an extraordinary improvement in the number of female business owners, government officials, primary, secondary, and university students.
but in my view, a civil war or a successful taliban, -- taliban- led insurgency, would almost certainly allow al qaeda back into afghanistan and pakistan. i was just there last month along the border. there is still a presence of terrorists, including al qaeda fighters. virtually everyone i spoke to involved in targeting them, people i have worked with in the past, have said they will be there after 2014. there is concern in some areas of the east. they may be there in larger numbers. the...
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as support for the taliban. they support armed groups in to theo send messages united states, perhaps to the afghan government from time to time. but that, of course, is disruptive. besides the fact, i might mention, that it kills people, which is undesirable. they might be prepared to stop that in that case. perhaps more important is that iran has a great deal of influence -- soft power, as it has been referred to, in afghanistan. there are many afghan political leaders with whom they have close ties. it's known they give cash to the presidency, as does the united states. they give cash to other political leaders in afghanistan. they have invited members of the political commission to tehran. they have contact with them. of course, the price of admission to such talks is some in thewhich means that future, whether there is a full- scale insurgency war or not, every political move in afghanistan will continue to be in a very tense and unstable situation. in particular, the outcome of next year's presidential ele
as support for the taliban. they support armed groups in to theo send messages united states, perhaps to the afghan government from time to time. but that, of course, is disruptive. besides the fact, i might mention, that it kills people, which is undesirable. they might be prepared to stop that in that case. perhaps more important is that iran has a great deal of influence -- soft power, as it has been referred to, in afghanistan. there are many afghan political leaders with whom they have...
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her crusade for girls' education is what made her a target of the taliban. but she's never backed down from their threats. in the next month, they're going to replace a section of her scattered skull. amazing how far she's come, and matthew chance joins me now. i think you would agree, it's pretty remarkable to look at those images. do we know what malala and her family are planning to do now? are they planning to stay in britain, at least for the foreseeable future? >> it is amazing. nobody thought she would be able to get up so quickly from the terrible injuries she sustained. it's interesting, that question, because over the past couple of days, the pakistan government has announced it's given a job to malala yousafzai's dad, the job as the education attache in the pakistani consulate in birmingham, which is right where the hospital is. and that's for the next three years. malala obviously has to go through a lot of treatment, so that enables the family at least temporarily to stay in britain for the next three years. even though the father says ultimatel
her crusade for girls' education is what made her a target of the taliban. but she's never backed down from their threats. in the next month, they're going to replace a section of her scattered skull. amazing how far she's come, and matthew chance joins me now. i think you would agree, it's pretty remarkable to look at those images. do we know what malala and her family are planning to do now? are they planning to stay in britain, at least for the foreseeable future? >> it is amazing....
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support, the taliban grows, civil war returns. they are counting on the u.s. for the long haul. richard engel, nbc news, kabul. >>> now to the other story that our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has been following for us today. an elderly american veteran, an 85-year-old man, detained on a tourist trip to north korea. and as andrea reports for us tonight, there are tense negotiations underway to set him free. >> reporter: merrill newman fought as an infantry officer for three years during the korean war. the retired teacher's life dream was to go to north korea, say family members. after nine days on a tour of the world's most isolated nation, newman and a friend were about to leave when a military officer boarded their plane taking newman away. he hasn't been seen since. alarming family and friends from his retirement home. >> i think they're all worried. >> reporter: now it's a matter of high-stakes diplomacy. what can you say to pyongyang, to the north koreans about the american being held? >> well, north korea really needs to recognize the dangerous step
support, the taliban grows, civil war returns. they are counting on the u.s. for the long haul. richard engel, nbc news, kabul. >>> now to the other story that our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has been following for us today. an elderly american veteran, an 85-year-old man, detained on a tourist trip to north korea. and as andrea reports for us tonight, there are tense negotiations underway to set him free. >> reporter: merrill newman fought as an infantry...
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clinton romesha was recognized yesterday for defending an american outpost from hundreds of taliban fighters. despite being wounded in battle, the soldier attacked enemies and also helped save many of his fellow troops. >> he lives the soldier's creed. i will never leave a falling comrade. so he and his team started charging as enemy fire poured down. and they kept charging, 50 meters, 80 meters, ultimately 100 meter run through a hail of bullets. they reached their fallen friends and they brought them home. there are many lessons from cop keating, one of them is that our troops should never, ever be put if a position where they have to defend the indefensible. but that's what these soldiers did for each other in sacrifice driven by pure luck. >>> all right. not to be outdone by his dad, his young son collin entertained the crowd before the ceremony. it was super cute. msnbc had that live. president obama said that little guy actually had also been racing around the oval office in advance of the ceremony. adorable. all right, as always, you can let us know why you're awake. shoot us an e-mai
clinton romesha was recognized yesterday for defending an american outpost from hundreds of taliban fighters. despite being wounded in battle, the soldier attacked enemies and also helped save many of his fellow troops. >> he lives the soldier's creed. i will never leave a falling comrade. so he and his team started charging as enemy fire poured down. and they kept charging, 50 meters, 80 meters, ultimately 100 meter run through a hail of bullets. they reached their fallen friends and...
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about thised sharif in 2002, that iran played a vital role in defeating the taliban, which was also there -- which was also their enemy. we want to get out of afghanistan, and we will need iran again as an ally. so we have interest in this region and in in a written -- in a relationship with iran to balance the sunni part of the arab world and to deal with the northern nation, pakistan and afghanistan, in which we have a lot of shared interests. syria is a place of confrontation, but what has happened is basically the sanctions regime disguised the very divergent interests of all the parties underneath, particularly saudi arabia, israel, and the united states. saudi arabia once -- saudi nobia wants an iran with nuclear weapons. but it does not want a strong shiite-persian competitor, the second largest oil producer in the region. 34 years ago i ran -- 34 years ago, it was like big brother iran walked out and slammed the door. we all got used to having our own totally monopolize relationship with uncle sam. day, 34 years later, knock knock, big brother is back. he wants his michael so -- h
about thised sharif in 2002, that iran played a vital role in defeating the taliban, which was also there -- which was also their enemy. we want to get out of afghanistan, and we will need iran again as an ally. so we have interest in this region and in in a written -- in a relationship with iran to balance the sunni part of the arab world and to deal with the northern nation, pakistan and afghanistan, in which we have a lot of shared interests. syria is a place of confrontation, but what has...
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went in there to try to clean up al qaeda destroyed taliban, if you will, the taliban leadership, is that all of these years later, so many billions of dollars spent, so many lives lost, u.s. troops can't even go out on joint combat maneuvers with afghan officials because they don't trust them because so many of these afghan military officers and regular troops have killed americans and other nato allies. >> that's right. i mean, to be fair, wolf, the number of those so-called green on blue attacks, it has dropped since it hit a high at the end of the summer. but you're right -- >> have they resumed joint maneuvers? >> they have. but in a lot of cases, the u.s. forces now have what they call sort of guardian angels in which you have troops specifically set aside to sort of watch over those who are working with the afghans. just an unfortunate byproduct. >> an important part of this is the really tense relationship that does exist between the president of the united states and our foreign policy apparatus and hamid karzai. there has always been problems with corruption in that governm
went in there to try to clean up al qaeda destroyed taliban, if you will, the taliban leadership, is that all of these years later, so many billions of dollars spent, so many lives lost, u.s. troops can't even go out on joint combat maneuvers with afghan officials because they don't trust them because so many of these afghan military officers and regular troops have killed americans and other nato allies. >> that's right. i mean, to be fair, wolf, the number of those so-called green on...
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obviously the insurgency or the taliban is a resilient force. it shouldn't be underestimated. a long way to go in afghanistan in terms of it becoming truly a country which is freer of terror, but nonetheless, the changes are pretty striking. there have been changes in the economy. n. in afghanistan. we drove across kabul to the american university in afghanistan. i wish every american could go to the american university in afghanistan. just a visit there, if every american could go there, or if every american could see what is happening just in that one place or drive across kabul to it, i believe it would change the view of most americans about what we have accomplished with our allies and with the afghan security forces in afghanistan. the city now is full of cars there is traffic jams, there is shops opening all over the place. people are in markets. it is -- we couldn't drive across kabul, they
obviously the insurgency or the taliban is a resilient force. it shouldn't be underestimated. a long way to go in afghanistan in terms of it becoming truly a country which is freer of terror, but nonetheless, the changes are pretty striking. there have been changes in the economy. n. in afghanistan. we drove across kabul to the american university in afghanistan. i wish every american could go to the american university in afghanistan. just a visit there, if every american could go there, or if...
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for his actions during one of the worst ground attacks of the afghanistan war, the taliban attack on combat outpost keating in october 2009. for more on the attack we did an hour-long special on his valor, which we have just reposted on our blog cnn.com/thelead. >>> in our national lead, law and justice officials in texas and colorado killed in cold blood, are the cases related? the race to find out who's responsible before another attack. >>> coming up in the political lead, does president obama still have game? today he tried again and again and again to make a shot. his rough day on the court in front of the cameras. does this similar bobbymbolize cameras have been locked out of so many official events. [ chainsaw buzzing ] humans. sometimes, life trips us up. sometimes, we trip ourselves up. and although the mistakes may seem to just keep coming at you, so do the solutions. like multi-policy discounts from liberty mutual insurance. save up to 10% just for combining your auto and home insurance. call liberty mutual insurance at... to speak with an insurance expert and ask about al
for his actions during one of the worst ground attacks of the afghanistan war, the taliban attack on combat outpost keating in october 2009. for more on the attack we did an hour-long special on his valor, which we have just reposted on our blog cnn.com/thelead. >>> in our national lead, law and justice officials in texas and colorado killed in cold blood, are the cases related? the race to find out who's responsible before another attack. >>> coming up in the political lead,...
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take that, taliban. >>> the sky is falling but not right now. but it could. remember russia? congress calls in rocket scientists to try and stop it from happening here. and our sports lead. grab your pencils. get your brackets. statistics savant nate silver tells us his picks for the final four. he might poke a little fun at mine. with so much competition, finding the right job is never easy. but with the nation's largest alumni network, including those in key hiring positions, university of phoenix can help connect you to a world of opportunity. a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but not anymore. bob's doctor recommended a different option: once-a-day xarelto®. xarelto® is the first and only once-a-day prescription blood thinner for patients with af
take that, taliban. >>> the sky is falling but not right now. but it could. remember russia? congress calls in rocket scientists to try and stop it from happening here. and our sports lead. grab your pencils. get your brackets. statistics savant nate silver tells us his picks for the final four. he might poke a little fun at mine. with so much competition, finding the right job is never easy. but with the nation's largest alumni network, including those in key hiring positions,...
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taliban actually provides an excuse for the americans to keep its troops in the country longer. in 2010, you said karzai has a very clear sense of the commitment that the united states, in particular, is making to the long-term success of this country. do you believe that's still the case? >> this is a personal opinion. i'm disappointed in that rhetoric. after ten years of blood and sacrifice, on the part of the united states, i find that kind of talk to be not only insulting, but borderline irresponsible. because it's simply not true. the sacrifice that men and women in uniform and our men and women at the state department, and even ngos has made to try to turn afghanistan in the right direction, under the leadership of president karzai, is just simply behind question. by the way, it's not just the u.s., it's over 40 sovereign countries that have come together to help afghanistan find its way. so for him to suggest that somehow we're colluding with the taliban is just, is just ridiculous. >> do you ever feel the u.s. government has wasted time, money, energy, lives, a huge sacr
taliban actually provides an excuse for the americans to keep its troops in the country longer. in 2010, you said karzai has a very clear sense of the commitment that the united states, in particular, is making to the long-term success of this country. do you believe that's still the case? >> this is a personal opinion. i'm disappointed in that rhetoric. after ten years of blood and sacrifice, on the part of the united states, i find that kind of talk to be not only insulting, but...
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with colluding with the taliban. he charged the taliban is working with foreigners in order to justify a continued american presence in the country. a joint news conference between karzai and hagel was then canceled. >> we did discuss those comments. i told the president it was not true, that the united states was unilaterally working with the taliban in trying to negotiate anything. the fact is that any prospect for peace or political settlements, that has to be led by the afghans. >> hagel and karzai later met over dinner and an attempt to smooth over the dispute. relations between the two countries have been strained in recent weeks over a number of security issues and plans to withdraw u.s. troops by next year. >>> the agency in charge of airline security, the tsa, surprised everyone a few days ago announcing we'll soon be able to take pocketknives and other banned items onto commercial airplanes. knifes, bats, sticks, thousands of them have been taken away from passengers at airports since shortly after the 9/11
with colluding with the taliban. he charged the taliban is working with foreigners in order to justify a continued american presence in the country. a joint news conference between karzai and hagel was then canceled. >> we did discuss those comments. i told the president it was not true, that the united states was unilaterally working with the taliban in trying to negotiate anything. the fact is that any prospect for peace or political settlements, that has to be led by the afghans....
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the taliban say the attacks will continue, even as they say they're willing to enter peace talks. >>> director of national intelligence james clapper has attempted to head off criticism that he lied to congress over the extent of government surveillance on american citizens when he said this to senator widen. >> does the nsa collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of americans? >> no, sir. >> it does not? >> not wittingly. there are cases where they could inadvertently perhaps collect, but not wittingly. >> in a letter to senate intelligence committee chair woman dianne feinstein, clapper writes my response was clearly erroneous, for which i apologize. he explained faced with the challenge of trying to give an unclassified answer about our intelligence collection activities, many of which are classified, i simply didn't think of section 215 of the patriot act. this comes at the same time the person responsible for adding some of the classified programs, nsa leaker edward snowden, watch as political options for asylum vanish every day. >> reporter: the nsa l
the taliban say the attacks will continue, even as they say they're willing to enter peace talks. >>> director of national intelligence james clapper has attempted to head off criticism that he lied to congress over the extent of government surveillance on american citizens when he said this to senator widen. >> does the nsa collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of americans? >> no, sir. >> it does not? >> not wittingly. there are...
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until now, the taliban had refused talks with the u.s. and afghan governments until all american and nato forces had been withdrawn from the battlefield. that condition no longer applies. but there is no date for direct talks between the afghan government and the taliban, prompting this cautious assessment from president obama at the g-8 summit before arriving here in berlin. >> we don't anticipate this process will be easy or quick but we must pursue it in parallel with our military approach and we in the meantime remain fully committed to our military efforts to defeat al qaeda and to support the afghan national security forces. >> reporter: for months now in norway the taliban met secretly with representatives from the united states, afghanistan, and other nato countries with troops in afghanistan. that led to the creation with a peace process with afghanistan in the lead as today it is officially on the battlefield. scott? >> pelley: major, thanks very much. a top colorado politician may lose his job for pushing through a gun control
until now, the taliban had refused talks with the u.s. and afghan governments until all american and nato forces had been withdrawn from the battlefield. that condition no longer applies. but there is no date for direct talks between the afghan government and the taliban, prompting this cautious assessment from president obama at the g-8 summit before arriving here in berlin. >> we don't anticipate this process will be easy or quick but we must pursue it in parallel with our military...